In collaboration with Shawn Noren at UC Santa Cruz, we are investigating how the fiber-type profiles and oxidative activities of the locomotor muscles of these fully aquatic marine mammals change during their postnatal development.
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We are studying the abilities of the fibers making up the locomotor muscles of bearded, ringed, and spotted seals to produce the ATP needed for contraction through oxidative processes.
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We have determined the percentages and sizes of the fast- and slow-twitch fibers in the locomotor muscles of three species of Arctic seals (bearded, ringed, and spotted).
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